Hi, >> How do I get EasiWriter (V8.73) to recognise the correct quotes at the >> start of a word please? Smart quotes are set in Choices. > Use a different key. The one for open quotes is top left of the keyboard > in my case (to the left of 1) and for close quotes is the one under the @, > between ; and #. > For a single quote press the key once, and for a double quote press it > twice. > The same applies to get a longer dash by pressing - twice. And you get a straight (unsmart) quote by pressing the @ key three times. You automatically get smart quotes in the Find/Replace dialogue, so press @ thrice to get '. Third time's the charm, Stewy -- ------------------------------------------------------------ To change, suspend or cancel your subscription go to //www.freelists.org/list/icon-users ------------------------------------------------------------